Hometown
San Francisco, CA
Education
University of Texas, Austin '18
Quick Facts
- Son of George and May Chai Lee
- Has two sisters, Angela and Janice
- U.S. Army Veteran, served a combat tour in Iraq (2006-2007)
- Fluent in Mandarin Chinese
Biographical Information
Jen Lee was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and moved to the United States at age six. In high school, he competed in track and field and basketball. He enlisted in the U.S. Army after high school. Lee had his left leg amputated above the knee when it was injured in a motorcycle accident in 2009. He was introduced to sled hockey by “Operation Comfort,” an organization dedicated to assisting injured U.S. service personnel at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Lee was named to his first Paralympic team for U.S. sled hockey at the Paralympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 and was a backup goalie to USOPC Hall of Famer Steve Cash for 2014 and 2018 Paralympic gold-medal winning teams. For the Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, Lee was named the starting goalie and did not allow a goal in the four games he played for the United States as the sled hockey team won an unprecedented fourth straight gold medal.
When he is not on the ice, he enjoys CrossFit workouts. In July 2024, his first daughter, LeiAna LilliAni, was born.
Paralympic Experience
- 3-time Paralympian; 3-time Paralympic medalist (3 gold)
- Paralympic Games Beijing 2022, gold (Team - Mixed)
- Paralympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, gold (Team - Mixed)
- Paralympic Games Sochi 2014, gold (Team - Mixed)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2024 – silver (Team - Men)
- Years of participation: Team - Men 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
- Medals: 6 (4 gold, 2 silver)
- Gold – 2023 (Team - Men); 2021 (Team - Men); 2019 (Team - Men); 2012 (Team - Men)
- Silver – 2024 (Team - Men); 2013 (Team - Men)